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Columbus Day Legacy explores the conflict between the two communities that have the closest connection to the eponymous federal holiday: Italian Americans and Native Americans. Filmed in Denver, where Columbus Day was first observed, the movie is a testimony to the director Bennie Klain's efforts to give equal airing to the holiday's different interpretations. Spokespeople from the American Indian Movement believe that the holiday's focus on the 15th-century navigator is misguided and that it fails to recognize the subsequent genocide of Native Americans. Representatives of the local Italian-American community, however, maintain the holiday is a fitting recognition of the achievements of an immigrant group and the pride of its descendants. Post-screening roundtable discussion with Nancy Carnevale, Montclair State University; Bennie Klain, director; Circe Sturm, University of Texas at Austin; and Robert Viscusi, Brooklyn College, moderated by Anthony Tamburri, Calandra Institute.

Date:

October 4, 2012

Time:

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

College:

Queens College

Address:

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th floor

Building:

(between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Room:

Manhattan

Phone:

(212) 642-2094

Website:

http://www.qc.edu/calandra

Admission:

Free